Authors
- Paul Gravett
- Peter Stanbury
Dewey code: 741.50941
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Price: $19.00
Review Great British Comics: Celebrating a Century of Ripping Yarns and Wizard Wheezes / Aurum Press:A dazzling overview of a century of British comics and their creators, lavishly enhanced with 350 color illustrations. Read by millions, British comics are world-famous. And for more than a quarter of a century, Britain’s writers and artists have had a significant influence on the American comic-book scene, revitalizing standards from Batman to X-Men and originating uniquely British characters of their own, such as Modesty Blaise and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Now, in a feast of cartoon graphics, Great British Comics celebrates the U. K. ’s comic heroes, offering an invaluable resource for enthusiasts and collectors. Divided into themed chapters, and ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s, it charts the careers of all the familiar favorites. Featuring a lively, informative text, Great British Comics is copiously illustrated with comic book covers, pages, and annuals, as well as toys, collectables, and memorabilia. Paul Gravett, who has curated numerous exhibitions of comic art, is also the author of Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics and Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know.
Publication date: 2006-04-12
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $49.95
Price: $26.05
Review Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 2 (Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years) / Dark Horse:A stunning, five-part adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Return of Tarzan highlights this archival collection, which reprints Joe Kubert's Tarzan comics, issues #215 through #224. With color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors, this beautiful hardcover is a must-have for fans of pulse-pounding adventure tales and students of the graphic narrative. Writing, drawing and editing a monthly Tarzan comic-book series in the 1970s, Joe Kubert was able to illustrate the adventures of his childhood hero and produce some of the most engaging pages of his career. Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 2, also includes "Death is My Brother," "The Renegades," "The Black Queen" and other dynamic stories inspired by Burroughs' classic books. Joe Kubert's superb run on Tarzan in the early 1970s continues its superb (though expensive) reprint series from Dark Horse. Volume 2 encompasses issues 215-224, all written and illustrated by Kubert (except for partial issues pencilled by Hal Foster and Frank Thorne) with even greater confidence than the issues captured in volume 1. Man's inhumanity, either to his fellow man or to nature, is a common theme in issues such as "The Renegades," in which a band of thieves masquerades as Africans in order to loot treasure from the City of the Dead, or "The Trophy," in which a big-game hunter finds the tables turned. The centerpiece of the volume, just as it was with volume 1, is a multi-issue adaptation of an original Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. The Return of Tarzan is a sweeping five-issue saga in which Tarzan, in order to dispel the memory of Jane Porter, travels to Paris and then to the Algerian desert, continually crossing paths with the villainous Nicholas Rokoff. Eventually he travels to the fabled forbidden city of Opar, where he meets the high priestess La, a plot line that Kubert continued in an original story in the last issue of this volume. [+]-David Horiuchi.
Publication date: 2005-11-30
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $49.95
Price: $25.65
Review Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 1 (Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years) / Dark Horse:Few artists can capture visceral action sequences and the dynamic human form like Joe Kubert, and his expressive talents are fully realized in his 1970s Tarzan comics. This beautiful archive collection - with an introduction by Kubert and color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors - is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Joe Kubert's undeniable intensity and skill. Beginning with this first volume, Dark Horse's hardcover series reprints Kubert's entire Tarzan work. Join us on these primal adventures, as Tarzan discovers the pleasures and perils of the African wilds. and the many dangers posed by both man and beast! Joe Kubert's Tarzan, Volume One, reprints issues #207 through #214 of the 1970s run, featuring "Origin of the Ape Man" (a bold adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first Tarzan novel), "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," and other stories inspired by Burroughs' books - all written and drawn by the legendary Joe Kubert! Joe Kubert's Tarzan was one of the rare collaborations between character and artist that now seem definitive regardless of how many other talented creators try their hand-think also Curt Swan's Superman, Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four, and Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan. Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, vol. 1 collects the first eight issues of Kubert's run as writer-illustrator-letterer in 1972, encompassing Tarzan 207-214. Most significant is the first four issues, which Kubert used for an engrossing adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first Tarzan novel. [+]After this telling, the remaining four issues seem rather slight, but Kubert's dramatic art and stories are never less than interesting. Dark Horse's beautiful volume includes Tatjana Wood's original colors restored, and a new introduction by Kubert himself. -David Horiuchi.
Publication date: 2008-10-29
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $29.99
Price: $19.79
Review The Art Of Wanted HC / Top Cow Productions:You've enjoyed the Universal Pictures movie and read the graphic novel - now you can admire a great selection of art and photographs from Wanted! This eye-catching collection contains art from the comic, stills and production designs from the movie, images from the video game, and more!
Creator: Gene Lossa
Publication date: 2006-07-30
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $4.99
Price: $4.99
Review The Story of Lil' Grusome & the Nutshell Gang: The New Hero of Character Education / Instructivision Inc:
Publication date: 2006-07-19
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $49.95
Price: $26.11
Review Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 3 (Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years) / Dark Horse:Writing, drawing and editing a monthly Tarzan comic-book series in the 1970s, Joe Kubert was able to illustrate the adventures of his childhood hero and produce some of the most inspiring pages of his career. Dark Horse Books is proud to present this final collection in a series of Joe Kubert's complete Tarzan comics. Joe Kubert's Tarzan Volume Three features an incredible, four-part adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1934 adventure novel, Tarzan and the Lion Man. Tarzan attempts to protect two beautiful actresses and a Hollywood production crew from the many dangers lurking in Africa's jungles. and from a deranged geneticist who calls himself "God. " This volume also includes six pages of Kubert's original Tarzan notes and thumbnails from the early 1970s, the Tarzan stories "Moon Beast," "The Magic Herb," and "Ice Jungle," and a Korak, Son of Tarzan, tale, "Leap into Death," which was inked by Russ Heath.
Publication date: 2002-10
Dewey code: 741.50973
List Price: $19.95
Price: $19.95
Review How to Read Superhero Comics and Why / Continuum International Publishing Group:Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age. In simple terms, the Golden Age was the birth of the superhero proper out of the pulp novel characters of the early 1930s, and was primarily associated with the DC Comics Group. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman are the most famous creations of this period. In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics launched a completely new line of heroes, the primary figures of the Silver Age: the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, and Daredevil. In this book, Geoff Klock presents a study of the Third Movement of superhero comic books. He avoids, at all costs, the temptation to refer to this movement as "Postmodern," "Deconstructionist," or something equally tedious. Analyzing the works of Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, and Grant Morrison among others, and taking his cue from Harold Bloom, Klock unearths the birth of self-consciousness in the superhero narrative and guides us through an intricate world of traditions, influences, nostalgia and innovations - a world where comic books do indeed become literature.
Edition: Co-edition with Chazen Museum of Art
Publication date: 2009-05-01
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $29.95
Price: $19.77
Review Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix / Abrams ComicArts:The impact of American underground comix is profound: They galvanized artists both domestically and abroad; they forever changed the economics of comic book publishing; and they influenced generations of cartoonists, including their predecessors. While the works of Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelman are well-known via the New Yorker, Maus, and retrospective collections, the art of their contemporaries such as Gilbert Shelton, Trina Robbins, Justin Green, Kim Deitch, S. Clay Wilson, and many other seminal cartoonists who came of age in the 1960s is considerably less known. Underground Classics provides the first serious survey of underground comix as art, turning the spotlight on these influential and largely underappreciated artists. Essays from curators James Danky and Denis Kitchen, alongside essays by Paul Buhle, Patrick Rosenkranz, Jay Lynch, and Trina Robbins, offer a thorough reflection and appraisal of the underground movement. Over 125 original drawings, paintings, sculptures, and artifacts are featured, loaned from private collections and the artists themselves, making Underground Classics indispensible for the seriousminded comics fan and for the casual reader alike.
Publication date: 2006-01-30
Dewey code: 016.74159
List Price: $19.85
Price: $19.85
Review 101 Best Graphic Novels / Topeka Bindery:
Authors
- Richard Starkings
- John Roshell
Edition: Revised
Publication date: 2008-05-21
Dewey code: 741.5973
List Price: $39.99
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Review Tim Sale: Black And White - Revised And Expanded / Image Comics:Tim Sale discusses his life and work in this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume. This new, revised, and expanded edition of the original sold-out and out-of-print Tim Sale: Black and White previously published by Active Images features never-before-seen art from the illustrator of NBC's Heroes!.
Creator: Bill Blackbeard
Publication date: 2000-04-01
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $34.99
Price: $19.95
Review Little Nemo: 1905-1914 (Evergreen) / Taschen:A reproduction of some of the "Little Nemo" comic strip from the early 20th century. This volume reflects the distinctive art-nouveau style of the original drawings and follows Little Nemo as he journeys nightly into the world of dreams.
Publication date: 2009-09-02
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $29.99
Price: $19.79
Review 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read / Krause Publications:
Creator: Becky Cloonan
Publication date: 2005-02-02
Dewey code: 741.5973
List Price: $12.95
Price: $29.89
Review Demo: The Twelve Original Scripts / AiT/PlanetLar:Collecting the original twelve scripts of the landmark comics series, the Demo Script Book allows an entertaining and informative behind-the-scenes look at writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan's creative process, including the early notes setting up the characters, setting, and cover illustrations for each issue. Presented in Wood's very readable script/prose hybrid format and complemented with 12 new illustrations by Cloonan, the Demo Script Book stands solidly on it own or as a companion to the original series.
Publication date: 2006-11-11
Dewey code: 741.5971
List Price: $40.00
Price: $25.91
Review Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe / Dundurn Press:What do Superman, Prince Valiant, Cerebus the Aardvark, and Spawn have in common? Their creators — Joe Shuster, Harold Foster, Dave Sim, and Todd McFarlane are Canadians. And while many of the cutting-edge talents of contemporary comix and graphic novels are also from Canada — artists such as Chester Brown, Seth, Dave Cooper, and Julie Doucet — far too few Canadians realize their country had a remarkable involvement with the "funnies" long before. Invaders from the North profiles past and present comic geniuses, sheds light on unjustly neglected chapters in Canadaís pop history, and demonstrates how this nation has vaulted to the forefront of international comic art, successfully challenging the long-established boundaries between high and low culture. Generously illustrated with black-and-white and colour comic covers and panels, Invaders from the North serves up a cheeky, brash cavalcade of flamboyant and outrageous personalities and characters that graphically attest to Canadaís verve and invention in the world of visual storytelling.
Creator: Aaron McConnell
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2008-10-14
Dewey code: 320.973
List Price: $35.00
Price: $19.40
Review The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation / Hill and Wang:Our leaders swear to uphold it, our military to defend it. It is the blueprint for the shape and function of government itself and what defines Americans as Americans. But how many of us truly know our Constitution? The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation uses the art of illustrated storytelling to breathe life into our nation’s cornerstone principles. Simply put, it is the most enjoyable and groundbreaking way to read the governing document of the United States. Spirited and visually witty, it roves article by article, amendment by amendment, to get at the meaning, background, and enduring relevance of the law of the land. What revolutionary ideas made the Constitution’s authors dare to cast off centuries of rule by kings and queens? Why do we have an electoral college rather than a popular vote for president and vice president? How did a document that once sanctioned slavery, denied voting rights to women, and turned a blind eye to state governments running roughshod over the liberties of minorities transform into a bulwark of protection for all? The United States Constitution answers all of these questions. Sure to surprise, challenge, and provoke, it is hands down the most memorable introduction to America’s founding document. Take a look at the Constitution as you've never seen it before in The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation. Writer Jonathan Hennessey and illustrator Aaron McConnell describe the creation of Article I with vibrant, detailed graphics and captions that are surprisingly informative. Each image below links to a larger view of the page [PDF].
Edition: 39
Publication date: 2009-04-07
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $29.95
Price: $19.77
Review The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 39th Edition (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide) / House of Collectibles:The essential resource for comic collectors, The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide includes more than 2,000 black-and-white illustration, a gallery of hundreds of color images of some of the most popular collectible comic books, and informative essays written by top experts on important comic book topics. Key features include:• An introduction to using the book that is illustrated in a comic-style• Market review and forecast• Tips on grading and maintaining a collection• The latest pricing information for thousands of comic books. Robert M. Overstreet is the foremost expert in the comic book industry. He set the standard in 1970 with the first comic book price guide and continues to reign as the field leader.
Creator: Steve Ditko
Publication date: 1997-09
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $24.99
Price: $34.95
Review Origins of Marvel Comics / Marvel Entertainment Group:
Edition: Limited
Publication date: 2008-09-15
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $35.00
Price: $20.21
Review The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels 1 Limited Edition (Rough Guide Reference) / Rough Guides:The limited edition of The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the “literary comic book”. This special collector’s edition includes a unique number, elegant slip-case and fold-out cover with panoramic artwork from graphic novels star illustrator: Kyle Baker. Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, the guide explores the mediums history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. All you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining Maus and A Contract with God, plus modern classics-in-the-making Fun Home and Alice in Sunderland. You’ll find profiles of the movements legends including Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen and other amazing illustrators, writers and publishers who’ve helped win respect for this once marginalised art form. And everything else you need to know from “how to make a graphic novel” to Persepolis and the best in film and television, manga, documentaries, conventions, books, magazines and websites.
Authors
- Dick Giordano
- Michael Eury
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $19.95
Price: $19.95
Review Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day At A Time / TwoMorrows Publishing:Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time celebrates the achievements of one of comics' most prominent and affable personalities! Giordano is a rare force in comic books, influential as an illustrator (Batman, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, Deathmask), inker (working with Neal Adams, John Byrne, and George Perez, among countless others), editor (for Charlton's legendary "Action Heroes" line, and DC's groundbreaking series of the late 1960s/early 1970s), and editorial administrator (The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, and more as DC's editorial director). Written by Michael Eury, this lavishly illustrated biography features rare and never-before-seen comic book, merchandising, and advertising artwork; Giordano's personal reflections on his career milestones; an extensive index of Giordano's published work; and additional commentary and tributes from a host of creators including Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Terry Austin, Paul Levitz, Marv Wolfman, Pat Bastienne, Jim Aparo, Jerry Ordway, Julius Schwartz, and many others! With a Foreword by Neal Adams and Afterword by Paul Levitz, it's the ultimate biography of one of comics' most enduring creators!.
Publication date: 2007-05-29
Dewey code: 741.5973
List Price: $39.95
Price: $19.95
Review DC Comics Covergirls / Universe:From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to edgy, girl-power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC Comics' iconic comic book covers. Written by renowned comic book writer Louise Simonson, the book examines the evolution of the comic book women of DC Comics: the 1942 introduction of the most famous DC heroine, Wonder Woman, and her various incarnations up to the present; the creation of comic book spin-offs based on characters such as Lois Lane; and the recent wealth of fierce, female character-driven comics such as Supergirl, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, and Catwoman, featuring women who have no trouble being both sexy and strong-willed. Famous featured DC Comics artists include Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Adam Hughes, J. Scott Campbell, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, and Jill Thompson. DC Comics Covergirls is a smart and in-depth look at the female comic book characters we've grown up with all these years, and is sure to appeal to new comic book fans and diehard collectors alike.
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